Article by Romeo Ene – published on Sunday, June 08, 2025 23:41 / Updated Monday, June 9, 2025 00:15
Scandal in Poland! Robert Lewandowski (36 years old), the Barcelona striker, has announced that he will no longer play for the national of Poland as long as the selector will be Michał ProBierz (52 years).
He motivated his decision because of the “lack of confidence” from the coach, but without explaining a reason. However, Robert's announcement comes just a few hours after the Polish football federation has announced that the new captain will be Piot Zielinski (31).
Robert Lewandowski claims that he will no longer evolve for the national of Poland as long as the selector will be Michał Probierz
Lewandowski He has already refused the summons to the national of Poland for the matches with Moldova (friendly) and Finland (the preliminaries of the World Championship). He explained that he had a complicated season and is physically exhausted.
But on Sunday night he said that he is not going to return until Poland has another coach: “Given the circumstances and loss of confidence in the national team of Poland, I decided to withdraw as long as he will remain in office.
I hope I will have the chance to play in front of the best fans in the world again“It was the message transmitted by Robert Lewandowski, through social networks.
Michał Probierz, Poland's coach. Photo: Getty Images
Lewandowski's announcement came just a few hours after the Polish federation confirmed Probierz's decision to withdraw the captain's banner and give Piotr Zielinski.
Lewandowski was the 2014 national captain, when he took this role from Jakub Błaszczykowski. So far, the coach has not been offered an official reason for this change.
In total, Lewandowski has played 93 matches as a captain, a record in the history of the Polish national team.
